© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/pr-Panasonic_PV-GS400_Camcorder Recent reviews written about Panasonic PV-GS400 Mini DV Digital Camcorder en-us 80 80 http://www.epinions.com/pr-Panasonic_PV-GS400_Camcorder http://img.epinions.com/images/opti/68/f7/pr-Panasonic_PV-GS400_Camcorder-resized80.jpg http://www.epinions.com/content_229107666564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author fxcarden - This camcorder is good enough for normal use, with lots of features that other camcorders in the same price range are lacking. The only problem is the poor performance in low light conditions. My other camcorder is an old VHS-C unit that cost me about... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~229107666564 Mon, 1 May 2006 11:47:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_229107666564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_215777250948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nessjez - A 3CCD camcorder of this quality at this price is amazing. Terrific picture quality, true 16:9, large LCD screen, 4MB stills and extensive manual control add up to make this a great buy. On the down side, the manual control buttons are difficult to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~215777250948 Thu, 29 Dec 2005 18:01:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_215777250948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_188776877700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author myapplebuddy - I bought this camera after reading tons of positive reviews from numerous websites. I was a little concerned about the whole transport problem, but then I read somewhere that Panasonic had taken care of this issue, and sure enough, no sign of the problem... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~188776877700 Wed, 6 Jul 2005 02:00:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_188776877700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_187024117380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hosseinadib - Fortunately i have not any tape transport problem its video quality is very nice and its features are unbelievable between its competitors like Sony HC1000 . I have upgraded from Panasonic MX500 to this and it worth to pay... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~187024117380 Sun, 26 Jun 2005 18:00:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_187024117380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_182988082820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author wtravlr1 - Had a Gs-200 and went to the 400 like the feel a larger unit, but seems to fit my hand better.Usually I use as a point and shoot. Great color repo. Image stabilization so so. but all in all a great cam much much better than a single... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~182988082820 Thu, 12 May 2005 12:10:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_182988082820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_180974751364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dafus - The camera I received was in good working order, but I found it overly difficult and complicated to use. Some of the important controls are over-loaded in the sense that the same control affects different settings depending on the state of the camera... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~180974751364 Sat, 23 Apr 2005 23:36:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_180974751364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_176223915652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author murph869 - The Panasonic PV-GS400 is one of the best cameras for the money. The size is perfect for most hands and it has a 3.5" screen! The Leica lens is incredible and the sound is more than fine even though you have the option of adding a better external mic... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~176223915652 Thu, 10 Mar 2005 20:01:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_176223915652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_175972847236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author skiingtaylors - I spent many hours researching new Mini-DV Camcorders. I narrowed it down to the Sony PC350 and the Panasonic GS400. I read many reviews on both camcorders and each had their own Pro's and Con's. The GS400 was a better camera by far but there was a big... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~175972847236 Tue, 8 Mar 2005 16:44:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_175972847236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_173947522692?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jcochransr - Received a camcorder from an authorized Internet dealer and was very disappointed that my model had the transport problem. Sent the camera to Panasonic (minus the included accessories to save on freight - on my dime of course) and received the camera... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~173947522692 Sat, 19 Feb 2005 05:03:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_173947522692?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_172413259396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author giulio - For this level of price and product I was Sickend that they allowed this model PVGS400 to still be sold with the known bad tape transport problem. I didn't compromise and sent this crap back. The only way to change things is to hit these companies in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~172413259396 Wed, 9 Feb 2005 19:35:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_172413259396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_172183293572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author stefa999 - Even though I'd read about the tape transport cat purring noise, I thought I'd take a chance and buy the GS-400 anyway. A couple of websites that I looked at quoted Panasonic as saying that the defect shows up in only a small number of cameras, so I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~172183293572 Thu, 3 Feb 2005 19:33:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_172183293572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_170398748292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bigpics - Overall I find my GS-400 to be quite an engineering marvel to my eye. And believe 3 CCD chip cameras will overtake single chip models in this price range in the near future. They just have inherent advantages and are now becoming price competitive... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~170398748292 Thu, 20 Jan 2005 06:45:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_170398748292?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_165989027460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dougt45 - First digital camcorder. Decided to give this one a try after reading the reviews at camcorderinfo.com. I was not disappointed. The camera worked fine out of the box with no noise problems. According to information at the above web site, Panasonic... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~165989027460 Sun, 19 Dec 2004 01:32:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_165989027460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_165760765572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aaac1113 - I bought this Camcorder last November and I'm lucky that I don't have that Tape Transport defect issue. So far, I'm enjoying using this specially when I see the picture taken by this cam. It's so LOVELY. For the $1,072.00 (shipping is $39.00) that I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~165760765572 Fri, 17 Dec 2004 02:48:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_165760765572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_164169813636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author admrgd - I read some reviews of the great video quality and abundant features of the PV-GS400. I ordered one knowing that Panasonic had acknowledged the issues with the faulty tape transport and I too crossed my fingers and hoped that they had fixed it. The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~164169813636 Sun, 5 Dec 2004 14:23:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_164169813636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_163986837124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author videotex - Count me in as one of the people who had the tape transport defect with the GS400, straight out of the box. I had already ordered the camcorder when I read about all of the problems that people were having with defective tape transports and I was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~163986837124 Fri, 3 Dec 2004 21:59:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_163986837124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_162247184004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author crushed - Potential buyers should know that Panasonic has acknowledged a tape transport problem in its top of the line consumer camera, the PV-GS400. Accounts of this problem, as well as a letter from Panasonic, are posted on the Panasonic 3CCD User Forum:... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~162247184004 Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:02:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_162247184004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_156520124036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author murkles - There is a significant review of this camcorder at camcorderinfo.com. My buying decision was between this camcorder and the Sony HC1000. I eventually chose this camcorder because of the glowing review on camcorderinfo, and ruled out the Sony because of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~156520124036 Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:51:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_156520124036?linkin_id=8003929